‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Gives Fox Best Chinese Box Office Opening Ever

Two months after its American release, “War for the Planet of the Apes” arrived in China this weekend and gave 20th Century Fox its best opening in the market ever with $62.3 million. The strong result pushes the film’s global total to $432 million.

While that total is still well below the $710 million made in 2014 by “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “War” is ahead of the pace “Dawn” set in China and should pass its predecessor’s $107 million total in that market. The Chinese opening also makes “War” the highest grossing overseas release this weekend, beating the $60.3 million made by “It” from 56 countries. The overseas total for “It” stands at $152 million with a global total of $371 million.

Fox’s next film, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” will begin its global rollout next weekend, with domestic tracking putting the film at a $45 million opening. A Chinese release date for the film has not been set. The film’s predecessor, “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” made $414 million in 2015, including $286 million from overseas and $74.6 million from China alone.

All 19 Movies That Flunked CinemaScore With F Grade, From 'Solaris' to 'mother!' (Photos)

Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” has polarized critics, but audiences who went to see it on opening night stamped it with an F on CinemaScore. Only a handful of films have received that failing grade, but how many of them had a critical/audience divide like “mother!” did?

Directed by Steven Soderbergh, produced by James Cameron, and starring George Clooney, this adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s classic sci-fi novel alienated opening night crowds with its deliberate pace, but won over critics like Roger Ebert for its cerebral storytelling.

"Darkness" (2002): Rotten Tomatoes Score: 4%

Released on Christmas Day in the U.S., critics roundly panned the occult European horror import as a nonsensical, poorly edited mess that relied too much on jump scares.

"Fear Dot Com" (2002) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 3%

In this ripoff of "The Ring," people start dying 48 hours after they log onto a mysterious website.

"In the Cut" (2003) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 34%

Meg Ryan was savaged by critics and audiences for playing very much against her girl-next-door image as a writer who embarks on a torrid affair with a cop (Mark Ruffalo).

"Alone in the Dark" (2005) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 1%

Christian Slater plays a paranormal investigator in an adaptation of a videogame that was reviled even more than most big-screen adaptations of videogames.

"Wolf Creek" (2005) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 53%

This viciously violent horror flick, on the other hand, got a hard pan from Ebert for its depiction of women being tortured. But other critics defended the film for its audacity and willingness to truly horrify. This polarizing film has since earned a small cult following among horror buffs.

"Bug" (2006) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 61%

The reception for “Bug” was similar to that of “mother!”, shocking and polarizing audiences at Cannes while winning over critics with the powerful lead performances of Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon. But when it hit theaters, audiences were disturbed in the worst way possible.

"The Wicker Man" (2006) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 15%

The original “Wicker Man” in 1973 is regarded as a cult classic. This one was seen as an unintentional joke by critics, and has gained a cult following as a so-bad-its-good film.

"I Know Who Killed Me" (2007) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 7%

This psychological thriller wasn’t screened in advance for critics, and when reviews did come out, they were not kind to Lindsay Lohan’s performance. “I Know Who Killed Me” went on to win eight Razzies, including Worst Picture.

"Disaster Movie" (2008) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 1%

Kim Kardashian may have been the biggest star in this failed spoof of the disaster-movie genre with possibly the least original movie title ever.

"The Box" (2009) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 45%

James Marsden and Cameron Diaz found a bizarre package in a befuddling brain-twister from "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelly that filmgoers preferred to keep shut.

"The Devil Inside" (2012) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 6%

2012 brought a trio of CinemaScore flunkies. First was the hated “Devil Inside,” which pretended to be a documentary and ended with a link to a website to encourage viewers to learn more about the film’s paranormal incidents. Audiences chose to log off instead.

"Silent House" (2012) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 41%

Premiering as a midnight screening at Sundance, “Silent House” earned praise from some critics for using the “continuous shot” style that “Birdman” later won Oscars for. But like “The Box” and “Devil Inside,” the film’s payoff soured CinemaScore polls.

"Killing Them Softly" (2012) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 74%

Critics who saw this dark crime thriller at Cannes loved Brad Pitt’s performance and the film’s bleak portrayal of capitalism. But “Killing Them Softly” didn’t just go after capitalism, it went after America, ending with Pitt responding to an Obama speech on TV by declaring “America is not a country; it's just a business.” Americans didn’t appreciate that.

Jennifer Lawrence horror flick is the latest to get lowest marks from longtime audience survey company

Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” has polarized critics, but audiences who went to see it on opening night stamped it with an F on CinemaScore. Only a handful of films have received that failing grade, but how many of them had a critical/audience divide like “mother!” did?